If you’re having trouble making straight holes with your handheld power drill, an old CD can make for a cheap and effective guide. You can buy a dedicated drill guide at your local hardware store, but ...

If you’ve ever tried to drill a hole on an angle with a power drill, you’ve probably drilled some pretty shocking holes. To do it right, you really need some mechanical assistance, and this jig from ...

If you've ever had trouble drilling a perfectly straight hole, the BullseyeBore is here to help. With three concentric laser rings, it not only helps you drill straight down, but also lets you know ...

A hole is nothing. Or more precisely, it’s the absence of something—wood, metal, concrete, or any number of different materials. Since holes are nothing, why do we care about them and how to make them ...

Woodworking jigs ensure that cuts are straight, holes are plumb and parts are square—among many other things. And jigs are worth the time it takes to make them because you’ll use them over and over ...

Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

Drill bushing are mainly used as guides for cutting tools, but they are also used in fixtures for assembly and inspection tools, as well as other applications require precise alignment and location of ...

It is the mission of children on beaches around the world: to dig through the centre of the planet and come out the other side. But such an endeavour is far from simple. Earth isn’t just sand and ...

Hargreaves explains the best way to use a hole saw. “Slow the drill as the diameter increases, keep the saw square, and clear dust regularly to avoid burning.” He adds, “Tape the face, clamp a backer, ...

The first set of tools I ever got was an IKEA hand tool set (filled with a couple types of wrenches, a hammer, and a multi-head screwdriver), given to me as a high school graduation present. But it ...

The straightness of a hole is a typical question in the course of any deep-hole drilling project. The industry standard guarantee for straightness is less than 0.001-in. run-out per inch given good ...